Pragmatic Analysis of Feminine Writings in the Works of Shashi Deshpande, Kamala Das & Lakshmi Kannan

In India, from birth a female is taught that she is inferior to her opposite sex. There is a willing submission of women to the subordination of the male. They have accepted this subjugation as a cruel truth of the society. By virtue of her tolerance, patience and the sense of servility an Indian woman maintains the harmony, order and sanctity in a family. Present research paper outlives a pragmatic analysis of some of the writings of and Lakshmi Kannan with those of Kamala das and Shashi Deshpande. The comparison has been done on topics like Gender Inequality, Culture/ Tradition, Feminism, Marital Difficulties, Loneliness and Freedom for women has been highlighted. Moreover, Lakshmi kannan's works deal with a variety of themes, related mainly with women and not only focus on sufferings but convey positive messages to women’s issues. The stories of Lakshmi Kannan are sharply evocative and haunting in their exploration of the lives of women in India, and Indian women living abroad. The women in these stories are unforgettable in their struggle towards self-realization, committed to a special feminine sensibility, strong-willed, pathetic and rebellious and a kind of revelation of a new and unexpected dimension of an ordinary simple reality. Noticeably these three authors are feminist and their writings had somewhat similar themes / issues like Gender inequality, freedom for women, backward culture and tradition, marital discord etc. which were expressed differently.